Chimaerae

plural noun

Chi·​mae·​rae

-ir(ˌ)ē,

-ē(ˌ)rē

: an order of marine elasmobranch fishes comprising the chimaeras and extinct related forms and being coextensive with the subclass Holocephali see chimaeridae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from plural of Chimaera

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